A Kwara State High Court has sentenced five suspects involved in the 2018 Offa bank robbery to death. The judge, Justice Salman, delivered the ruling on Thursday, finding the accused guilty of unlawful possession of firearms, armed robbery, and negligent manslaughter.
The Offa robbery was a major incident that shocked the nation in 2018, with multiple banks attacked and several lives lost, including nine police officers.
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Five Offa Bank Robbery Suspects Sentenced To Death.
Among those convicted were Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham, and two others. The police charged them with criminal conspiracy, robbery, and murder.
During the trial, Shamsudeen Bada, a witness, had previously accused the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), led by embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, of torturing him. He alleged that the operatives coerced him to implicate former Senate President Bukola Saraki as the mastermind behind the robbery.
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Bada revealed this during a court session two years ago, stating that the IRT operatives promised him and others freedom if they falsely named Saraki as their sponsor. The trial, which has drawn significant attention, concluded with the sentencing of the five accused to death.
